Comment & Opinion

Few singers and songwriters have had so much influence on their profession as Dolly Parton. Her life is literally a rags-to-riches story — she was bor...

DALLAS (TNS) — OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, complete with various safety features. But this implies that the main concern of kids using AI i...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — When Democrats formally launch their 2028 presidential race later this year, it could easily have a larger field than the 29 major ...

Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 by speaking candidly to the American people and never backing down from his original statements no matter how ...

The federal deficit will be $2.1 trillion when fiscal year 2026 ends on Sept. 30, the Congressional Budget Office projected in its monthly budget revi...

Wouldn't it be nice if your memories had an index? I think this often as I search for something in my phone or my laptop. When did I send that email? ...

Memo to President Donald Trump: Canada is our friend. A round of recent trade talks, necessitated in the first place by a series of American tariffs o...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Some of the most powerful investigations into the legacy of slavery have been published in the past decade or so — Nikole Hannah-J...

SUWANEE, Georgia (TNS) — The national debt now exceeds $40 trillion. That equals roughly $117,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States....

Hana Scott, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s wife, received $51,000 in taxpayer money from a local nonprofit from 2024 to 2025, according to documents ...

Parents often worry that obsessive video game playing will keep their sons from finding productive careers. The Federal Aviation Administration has a ...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The only two times I’ve seen Gov. Josh Shapiro in the flesh, he was extolling AI and data centers as critical to Pennsylvania’s eco...

In the article that appeared in the Aug. 18 issue of The Bradford Era, “City’s Home Rule commission seeks feedback with questionnaire," there are two ...

The Department of Agriculture’s Section 502 loan programs help low-income families buy homes with mortgages that don’t require a down payment. But in ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — If the bad news is that members of Generation Z can’t afford to buy a house until they are middle-aged — which isn’t really bad news,...

The number 40 trillion — 40 followed by 12 zeros — is largely incomprehensible as it pertains to everyday life. But for context, consider that 40 tril...

Pennsylvania is confronting a growing public-safety challenge involving e-bikes, e-scooters and other micromobility devices. The concern is no longer ...

Earlier this year, as the Islamic Republic of Iran was busy crushing the largest protests since those in the aftermath of the 1979 revolution, Preside...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — On Fox News, they’re still talking about the "socialist takeover" of the Democratic Party — so are President Donald Trump and top R...

A theater in downtown Denver has defaulted on its $400,000 taxpayer-backed loan without opening for a single show. The loan included $52,000 earmarked...